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Luck is the property of a player character that affects many events involving chance. There are many ways to change your luck, to become either more or less lucky. http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/gems-343.html#luck

Luck has a part in:

finding hidden doors and traps
receiving a favorable response from prayer (and range of possible favors: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/pray.html#p4)
getting certain outcomes from sitting on thrones
getting certain outcomes from quaffing from sinks and fountains
success of blessed identify scrolls
More: http://www.nethack.de/spoiler/luck.shtml

Luckstones are items whose sole purpose is to modify the behavior of the player character's luck.

Common ways to lose luck (and thereby your ability to pray safely)

-2 for breaking a mirror. Be circumspect when zapping those who carry them.
-1 for each instance of cheating in Sokoban. One typo may quickly mushroom into an all-out luck-screwing.

Decreasing luck is actually helpful to characters who may not wish to be crowned or receive spellbooks.

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 Common ways to lose luck (and thereby your ability to pray safely)
 *-2 for breaking a [[mirror]]. Be circumspect when zapping those who carry them.
-*-1 for each instance of cheating in [[Sokoban]]. One typo may quickly mushroom into a full-blown luck-screwing.
+*-1 for each instance of cheating in [[Sokoban]]. One typo may quickly mushroom into an all-out luck-screwing.
 Decreasing luck is actually helpful to characters who may not wish to be [[crowning|crowned]] or receive [[spellbook]]s.